Zero Punctuation: Fable 2
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Although I loved Fable, Fable 2 seems more like the sims I agree with you Yahtzee you have to get a job to support your family as you have to set a household budget and unlike Fable 1 bandits don't seem to drop any gold. I don't want to play games that imitate life, go to school, get a job, get married and then end up suffocating my self with a plastic bag.
This is the review I agree the most with. Seriously all other site reviews gave it such high scores but it was so disappointing to see how much of it was copy/pasted from the 1st game. Oh well what can I say other than it's okay but to me the original is still among my fav games of all time...and I hate copy/paste 
Anyone who thinks this review was bad seriously is only trying to rationalize why they bought a game that when the price is divided over the game's storyline length it equates to 5$/hour, yes, you spent 5$/hour, USA minimal wage to an employee, to play a video game that was a ball of hype. Your job you do for hours to make cash is the same as playing the field goal of Tecmo Bowl for the standard NES over and over again, and you can buy pointless property just to own it because all the money you make does next to nothing for gameplay.
We were ripped off, and until everyone can let down their defenses long enough to tell peter that he did in fact rip us off, he will do the same thing for Fable 3 which has been planned. People will not fix a problem unless the fans voice that there is one. Even before release everyone was like "Fable 1 was short, I hope number 2 isn't!"
We were ripped off, and until everyone can let down their defenses long enough to tell peter that he did in fact rip us off, he will do the same thing for Fable 3 which has been planned. People will not fix a problem unless the fans voice that there is one. Even before release everyone was like "Fable 1 was short, I hope number 2 isn't!"
Ahh a Red Dwarf joke, that's why I love Yahtzee.. he's a British Crumpet.
Edit: Now that I think about it, that floating Molenyeux head strangley resembles Holly.
Edit: Now that I think about it, that floating Molenyeux head strangley resembles Holly.
I thought this game was great except the whole clothes system I want armour and more stats and stuff and more flashing colours that help hold my attention.
Oh, I understand. Basically you want Yahtzee to be "intelligent" enough to have the same opinion as you do?Aidoc said:
Give me a break.
Don't you people understand by now that this is what Yahtzee does? He picks apart all the bad things because it's more entertaining that way! He's an entertainer as much as he is a critic! He just found a way to put them together in a winning formula.
What if he did it the other way- what if he praised everthing instead?
"Oh this game is good, I liked the dog because it is a good companion to look at while days are going badly BLAHBLAHMINDLESSCRAP THE END".
I would also add to this - the bits of the game which were actually 'game' parts weren't even that good. And for a chunk of it you actually had to do game work that was as tedious as real life work.GodBeastX said:
Peter Molyneux - if you read this, for the love of god stop making games, you are crap at it. Become a painter and decorator or get a job modelling wigs or something.
I was so disapointed, but then again the nostalgia from fable 1 (i was 14, so not to experienced in gaming) clouded my judgment. he missed the protagonists innability to pick up a dead bady's weapon or steal a nice shinny axe that is sitting on the store counter. By the way, fuck Xplay for naming this game best of '08.
They liked it, they have a right to name it best game of 08' for their show. You're not contributing by bashing their opinion.blueballer said:
I actually really liked this game after the disappointment of the first Fable, mainly because of three big elements:
1)Appearance customization. Finally, I can play an RPG that doesn't restrict what I can look like or wear with stupid armor ratings. I liked being able to toss on an eyepatch or buy a new coat to make my character look cool without having to worry about making my character more vulnerable or lower their stats. I'm not saying this should be the norm, but it's refreshing to have the option for once.
2)Different setting. Most RPG's of the past several years have usually had the same Medieval England/Steampunk/Japan's weirdass view of Medieval England setting, so it was again refreshing to see a sort of 16th-17th century setting.
3)Its simplicity. After a lifetime of GURPS/SPECIAL-like RPG systems, it was fun and far less daunting to just have +Damage, +Speed, +Health, or more spells. I didn't have to memorize what the hell Agility and Endurance each mean in this game, or if I should buy one pair of shoes for the damage or the boots for the crit bonus.
1)Appearance customization. Finally, I can play an RPG that doesn't restrict what I can look like or wear with stupid armor ratings. I liked being able to toss on an eyepatch or buy a new coat to make my character look cool without having to worry about making my character more vulnerable or lower their stats. I'm not saying this should be the norm, but it's refreshing to have the option for once.
2)Different setting. Most RPG's of the past several years have usually had the same Medieval England/Steampunk/Japan's weirdass view of Medieval England setting, so it was again refreshing to see a sort of 16th-17th century setting.
3)Its simplicity. After a lifetime of GURPS/SPECIAL-like RPG systems, it was fun and far less daunting to just have +Damage, +Speed, +Health, or more spells. I didn't have to memorize what the hell Agility and Endurance each mean in this game, or if I should buy one pair of shoes for the damage or the boots for the crit bonus.
I just beat Fable 2, it's all fresh in my mind. Let's look into it, shall we?
Well, I liked the first Fable disregarding it's easiness (no deaths, no ressurection phials used) and picked up the second Fable, important to note I got the first one on the PC and the second on my new 360. A few parts bothered me, but mainly it was a fun game until you beat the storyline, and then slowly got dull afterwards.
Onto number two, I enjoied the gameplay, only part I don't like is blocking as after you get florishing it becomes annoying to use. I honestly would've preffered it if they found another button to put it on.
One improvement that was well needed was on guns, they don't totally suck ass in this Fable (hooray!).
One thing that really bothered me alot was the hype about "choices" in this game. The FIRST FABLE had more choices than this, mind you I just finished the game but I swear to god I better get to kill Reaver at some point.
And the main reason i'm posting on this thread is to ***** about the ending. Okay, you build up for a long time, great, inspire hatred towards the main villan, good, make him SHOOT YOUR DOG and KILL YOUR FAMILY, good, make you see the "life you could've had" and then see it transform into a hellish wasteland as you drift back into reality? Awesome. My blood was boiling at this point, and I sure as hell was ready to kick Lucien's ass. I do a bloodlust roar and run into his castle, seeing him drain the powers out of my two allies and one asshole.
I pull out the music box from my childhood and drain his hold on my friends as he starts to try to reason with me, I am ready to kill him and I draw my sword and ready a florish. He starts his "big evil guy speech" and I sit staring, ready for him to come at me with all he's got, ready for the most epic part that the last twenty minutes have been building upto.
And Reaver shoots him.
Reaver. Fucking. Shoots him. And he falls off the side. It's all over, I get a choice (i choose love) and it's onto the sandbox part of the game.
Fable II had the worst ending of any game I have ever played, period, and considering how much it sucked me into the story throughout it, it hurts to say that. I could do nothing but stare blankly at the screen for ten minutes as I arrived back in Oakfield.
Don't get me wrong, it's a good game and i'm probably going to go play it some more just for the hell of exploring/doing some extra quests/whatever but it lost my respects to the storyline the minute it got to the final fight vs. Lucien. From what i've looked up, either Reaver shoots him because you took too long, or you shoot him. Once.
Pathetic. That's all I have to say.
Well, I liked the first Fable disregarding it's easiness (no deaths, no ressurection phials used) and picked up the second Fable, important to note I got the first one on the PC and the second on my new 360. A few parts bothered me, but mainly it was a fun game until you beat the storyline, and then slowly got dull afterwards.
Onto number two, I enjoied the gameplay, only part I don't like is blocking as after you get florishing it becomes annoying to use. I honestly would've preffered it if they found another button to put it on.
One improvement that was well needed was on guns, they don't totally suck ass in this Fable (hooray!).
One thing that really bothered me alot was the hype about "choices" in this game. The FIRST FABLE had more choices than this, mind you I just finished the game but I swear to god I better get to kill Reaver at some point.
And the main reason i'm posting on this thread is to ***** about the ending. Okay, you build up for a long time, great, inspire hatred towards the main villan, good, make him SHOOT YOUR DOG and KILL YOUR FAMILY, good, make you see the "life you could've had" and then see it transform into a hellish wasteland as you drift back into reality? Awesome. My blood was boiling at this point, and I sure as hell was ready to kick Lucien's ass. I do a bloodlust roar and run into his castle, seeing him drain the powers out of my two allies and one asshole.
I pull out the music box from my childhood and drain his hold on my friends as he starts to try to reason with me, I am ready to kill him and I draw my sword and ready a florish. He starts his "big evil guy speech" and I sit staring, ready for him to come at me with all he's got, ready for the most epic part that the last twenty minutes have been building upto.
And Reaver shoots him.
Reaver. Fucking. Shoots him. And he falls off the side. It's all over, I get a choice (i choose love) and it's onto the sandbox part of the game.
Fable II had the worst ending of any game I have ever played, period, and considering how much it sucked me into the story throughout it, it hurts to say that. I could do nothing but stare blankly at the screen for ten minutes as I arrived back in Oakfield.
Don't get me wrong, it's a good game and i'm probably going to go play it some more just for the hell of exploring/doing some extra quests/whatever but it lost my respects to the storyline the minute it got to the final fight vs. Lucien. From what i've looked up, either Reaver shoots him because you took too long, or you shoot him. Once.
Pathetic. That's all I have to say.